The Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) – Individual Major at Lincoln University is a 3-year, full-time bachelor's degree worth 360 credits. It is designed for students who want to build a personalised commerce degree rather than follow one of Lincoln's standard named majors. Students complete the common Bachelor of Commerce core and then construct an Individual Major around two areas of focus selected from Accounting, Business Management, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing and Valuation and Property Management.

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Why Study / Key Benefits

• Build a personalised Bachelor of Commerce around two business subject areas rather than committing to a single standard major.
• Combine core business knowledge with electives selected according to your interests and career plans.
• Develop knowledge in areas such as global supply chains, food and resource economics, business systems, accounting, finance and business strategy.
• Gain a broad commercial perspective that can be applied across different industries and organisations.
• Develop analytical, quantitative, management, commercial and decision-making skills.
• Benefit from Lincoln's focus on commerce and value chains within New Zealand's wider primary-sector and international-business environment.
• Potentially add an additional major or minor, subject to programme and course-advisor approval.

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

The programme has a common commerce foundation followed by electives and the Individual Major.

Year 1 – Semester 1:

• LWST 114 – Introduction to Commercial Law – 15 credits
• ECON 113 – Economies and Markets – 15 credits
• BMGT 116 – Principles of Management – 15 credits
• COMM 112 – Financial Information for Business – 15 credits.

Year 1 – Semester 2:

• MKTG 115 – Principles of Marketing – 15 credits
• COMM 111 – Introductory Statistics – 15 credits
• Elective – 15 credits
• Elective – 15 credits.

Year 2:

Students take elective courses across the two semesters. The programme page lists four elective slots per semester.

Year 3:

Students again take elective courses, with the Individual Major requirements forming the key advanced-level component.

The Individual Major must contain two areas of focus. Under the current regulations, students complete 60 credits at 300 level, consisting of 30 credits with the same prefix from each of two approved subject areas.

The seven approved subject prefixes are:

• ACCT – Accounting
• BMGT – Business Management
• ECON – Economics
• FINC – Finance
• MGMT – Management
• MKTG – Marketing
• VAPM – Valuation and Property Management.

Disciplines / Specialisations

Unlike Lincoln's standard named BCom majors, the Individual Major allows students to create a two-area focus.

The approved areas are:

• Accounting
• Business Management
• Economics
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing
• Valuation and Property Management. 

Programme Highlights

• 3-year full-time bachelor's degree.
• 360 credits.
• Personalised Individual Major rather than one fixed standard major.
• Two approved areas of focus.
• Core study in management, economics, commercial law, marketing, statistics and financial information.
• Broad elective flexibility.
• At least 75 credits must be completed at 300 level.
• Opportunity to potentially add another major or minor.
• Campus-based study at Lincoln University.
• Summer, Semester 1 and Semester 2 start options are currently listed.

Career Outcomes

Lincoln states that the Bachelor of Commerce prepares graduates for a wide range of business careers and roles across different organisations and businesses.

Depending on the student's two Individual Major areas and elective choices, possible career directions include:

• Business management
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Finance
• Economics
• Commercial analysis
• Management consulting
• Business development
• Sales and marketing
• Supply-chain and commercial operations
• Property and valuation-related business roles
• Government and organisational roles
• Entrepreneurship.

International Student Visa Requirements

An international student normally requires a New Zealand Fee Paying Student Visa for this full-time bachelor's programme.

Immigration New Zealand currently requires applicants to have:

• An offer of place from an approved education provider.
• Sufficient funds to pay tuition fees or an acceptable scholarship.
• Sufficient funds for living expenses or an acceptable sponsor.
• Full medical and travel insurance acceptable to the education provider.
• Evidence of good health and character where required.
• Genuine reasons for coming to New Zealand to study.
• Evidence that they can leave New Zealand at the end of their stay.